The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-21
STATE NEWS.


mines parish are n vsFy promising
condition,
The Sugar Bossg Gays that Messrs,
johnson q Yoang. u Lake Charles.
have been awarded the centract for
finishing and furnishing Tie Iberia
Antheneum.
Tho Building and Loan Associatlon
In Monroe is booming the town.
Fourteen hundred shares have been
purchased and paid for, and are quoted
at 5000 each.
The peach crop Of ST. Mary parlsls
will not be very large this season, es-
pecially the finer varieties However,
the common end ordinary frlit win
yield good hargest
| Shreveport 7Ymes: Lake Charles
is one Of the prettiest places in Louis
lana, and members Of the State PRESS
Association will find il 90 a their
meeting in that city On june IA, neSt.
Vernon Condenser Mr., N. s, Smart
has found a quantity ofslonea tliat haa
a marked resemblance 10 The diamond,
They are quite hard and readily cut
glass. He win send them to New Or
leans 70 have them tested.
Mr., Arthur Kelly's store at Houma,
was entered aqd robbed Of $l260 last
week. One thousand dollars Of the
stolen money belonged TO benayo-
lent association Of the town, of which
| Mr. Kelly was the treasurer.
Acadia seatjael A hail storm visit,
ed some sections Of the parish, Thurs
day, One report Gays that few miles
out the stoneE were as large as hen'a
eggs, and the ground was covered,
No injury TO the crops anticipated.
Iberia Sugar BoaOl The corn crop
Is made, and II win 30 an abundant
one, The rice crop Is now doing well,
but we believe II will Be smaller than
last year. The cotton ia now improv-
ing rapidly, and where Il has rained
the crop promises we'll,
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
A stock company has been formed ia
st, Landry parish 10 build 4 railroad
from Vile Platte, in that parish, to
Morrow, station ON the Texas and
Pacific Railroad 1t il thought that
the enterprise viii pay handsomely,
Plaqnemines Protector; Mr, Theo-
dore S. Wilkinson has shipped Irish
potatoes to Now York and Kansas
City which brought $4.aO and $5 A.
barrel. The good price obtained Is
attributed to neat and careful pack
ing, as much as to the quality Of the
produce.
Roboline Reporter We think the
war on Auditor Steele, relative 10 the
18th section business, rather prema-
ture. Look into the facts before con
demniRg any one, We will bet our
bottom nickel that the records in his
Office since he has had charge u I'll
80. X" Who will take US Hpl
Baton Rouge Capitoliaa. Adpocate
| Tho common blackberry which grows
spontaneous in our State supplies the
material from which q superior vine
can be made, and it is certainly strange
that some enleFpTising person has not
ere this opened an industry Of this
sort 10 our State. II would no doubt
be paying industry.
TerFebonne Times The dry season
is great drawback to the saw-mill
business this spring. The lack Of wa
ter in the sWamps prevents AoatlRg
logs TO tho mills, consequently lumber
viii be scarce presently and the prices
will 60 up. We sympathze with any
one who win be compelled 10 purchase
any in New Orleans,
Rev. Malachi Dubose, al old and
highly respected citizen Of East Carroll
parish, died Al Lake Providence On the
lsth inst. The DECEASED was seventy
six years Of age and one Of the old
landmarks of Carroll, having been !
resident Of the parish since 1859 bic
carly lfe being devoted 70 the minis
| Try, Of which be was deyout member.
Bossier Banner. No State oF the
Union offers better inducements TO
! both capital and labor than Louisiana,
We kaYe every kind Of climate from
The Gulf to the Arkansas line every
sort Of soil for The farmer maaY spe-
cies Of ore for the minor, and every
description of material for the manu-
faetprsr, Lands are cheap, the eoun-
try healthy, and welcome awaits all.
West Monroe Uaion Arc the
public aware that the timber on State
lands near tile mouth of tie DAT
bonne, is all being cnt and hauled of
for fire wood, II Is well known
fact, thai the land Is utterly worthless
| without The timber. Cant ghe proper
authorities see after this matter and
prevent, If By prosecution, the emitting
| Of this wood ?
Morgan City Reuielg ceagEesa-
man Gay has addressed an exeallent
letter to the Atehafalaya and Plaque,
: mine Improvement Association af thii
!; place, il which be fasors The opening
! by locks Of Bay0u PlRancmine, aus
deep water from The gulf through iha
bayon 70 the Mississippi river II At
foras ns pleasure 70 know that 81
i Congressman from this district +
4 friendly 10 the Object.
m Baton Rouge 1fHft MOI 4. a
(, Burke has bought and prcsaniad fs
& the LoHiaiapa State 8HlFerHlsF aaa
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sb6 aetal eagaBP ot AWeFica whlss
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